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From: charlie@team17.com (Charlie Wallace)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Freeware community needs 3d library NOW
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 96 20:05:16 GMT
Organization: Team 17
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In article <4qn08b$ntl@fido.asd.sgi.com>, akin@tuolumne.asd.sgi.com (Allen Akin) wrote:

>As we've discussed in the past, many of your statements about OpenGL
>are incorrect, and generally I'll respond to them so that other people
>aren't misled.  In this case, I'll simply ask if you're really serious
>about building an alternative to Direct3D.  If so, you ought to
>reconsider OpenGL.

the only reason anyone could consider OpenGL as an alternative
to Direct3D is that Direct3D is incredibily slow too..


charlie